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djrem
11th June 2007, 18:03
http://bhendrix.com/wall/Gmaps_GVideo_Mashup_Rendezvous.html

"On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris.

No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit."

Heres the wikipedia article on this piece of cinema:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous

Enjoy


EDIT: FOUND THIS ON IMDB.COM

Lelouch drives the car.
They were 3 in the car.
The car was a Mercedes.
They could change the diaphragm of the camera from the car.
It was Lelouch's own car.
They chose a Mercedes because of the suspension . The image was better.
He went up to 200km/h.
The trafic is real.
It was made in one take. One time.
They decided to make the movie during the night, just before making it.
Only at 'Les guichets du Louvres' there was a guy with a walky-talkie to tell if there was a danger. He wanted to call but it didn't work.
He made the run again with a Ferrari, for the sound.
Near the end, when he makes a turn to the right, and sudently decide to carry-on straight, it's because there was a truck blocking the street. Because of that, he was affraid of lacking film because the way he then chose was longer, and he had to go in a own-way the wrong way.
She was his wife.

Barry123
11th June 2007, 20:06
awesome! i always wanted to watch the full vid.

Mystic
11th June 2007, 20:19
Woah, that was pretty smart with the map going there aswell!

AlexR
11th June 2007, 20:19
Edit, just watched it here again. Lunacy, and real skill that is.

djrem
12th June 2007, 10:26
yeah if you read the wikipedia article, the man making it was arrested shortly after.

Ste
12th June 2007, 10:31
Funny that someone tried it again in a Pulsar!!!!!!

chrisni1986
12th June 2007, 11:21
its rumoured that the driver was gilles villeneuve..

Ryan21
12th June 2007, 12:51
Seems computer generated to me!

KamRacing
12th June 2007, 12:53
it was some film director using a borrowed camera attached to the front of his Mercedes with a dubbed over engine noise. The rumours are just urban legends.

Sutch
12th June 2007, 12:55
This was on 5th Gear a few weeks back.
Thought that it was filmed with the soundtrack placed over the top as they recreated it with Vicki Butler Henderson driving and placed their own soundtrack over it.
Cant remember the explanations to it, but all seemed accurate

djrem
12th June 2007, 13:20
its rumoured that the driver was gilles villeneuve..

Seems computer generated to me!

it was some film director using a borrowed camera attached to the front of his Mercedes with a dubbed over engine noise. The rumours are just urban legends.

seriously just scroll up ad read the wikipedia article for the truth.

Yes it isnt entirely real.

pinky
12th June 2007, 13:55
is it me or are parts of this on the snow patrol video:S

could be wrong

pinky
12th June 2007, 13:59
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzRp3Vbik0

answered my own question really didnt i:)

great video though :D

real or not

djrem
12th June 2007, 14:04
yeah its part of the snow patrol video.

go read the wikipedia link for all the details

Dan
12th June 2007, 16:14
Interesting read on wikipedia.

djrem
12th June 2007, 16:19
Interesting read on wikipedia.

Finally!

A man who reads everything before commenting :) :y:

johnnyg_vts
15th June 2007, 16:05
incredibly interesting, kind of like the 'ghost rider' and 'getaway' stuff.

djrem
18th June 2007, 13:24
incredibly interesting, kind of like the 'ghost rider' and 'getaway' stuff.

this is what inspired it all :)

benski310
18th June 2007, 13:39
thats a real nice sound

djrem
20th June 2007, 11:28
it is well made.

love the sound of a ferrari. beautiful :)